Gila (genus)
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 Bonytail chub, Gila elegans
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Gila is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, native to North America and Central America. Species of Gila are collectively referred to as western chubs. The chiselmouth is a close relative (Simons & Mayden 1997). Several members of the genus are endangered or extinct due to loss of habitat causing by diversion or overuse of water resources, particularly in the western United States.
[edit] Species
- Gila alvordensis, Alvord chub
- Gila atraria, Utah chub
- Gila bicolor, Tui chub
- Gila bicolor isolata, Independence Valley tui chub (extinct: c.1975)
- Gila bicolor mohavensis, Mohave tui chub
- Gila boraxobius, Borax Lake chub
- Gila brevicauda, Shorttail chub
- Gila coerulea, Blue chub
- Gila conspersa, Nazas chub
- Gila crassicauda, Thicktail chub (extinct: late 1950s)
- Gila cypha, Humpback chub
- Gila ditaenia, Sonora chub
- Gila elegans, Bonytail chub or Bonytail
- Gila eremica, Desert chub
- Gila intermedia, Gila chub
- Gila minacae, Mexican roundtail chub
- Gila modesta, Salinas chub
- Gila nigra, Headwater chub
- Gila nigrescens, Chihuahua chub
- Gila orcuttii, Arroyo chub
- Gila pandora, Rio Grande chub
- Gila pulchra, Conchos chub
- Gila purpurea, Yaqui chub
- Gila robusta , Roundtail chub
- Gila seminuda, Virgin chub
[edit] References
- "Gila". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- Gila (TSN 163541). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 11 March 2006.
- Simons, Andrew M. & Mayden, Richard L. (1997): Phylogenetic Relationships of the Creek Chubs and the Spine-Fins: an Enigmatic Group of North American Cyprinid Fishes (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae). Cladistics 13(3): 187-205. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.1997.tb00315.x (HTML abstract)
